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learnjapanesebod · 7 years ago

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Basic Japanese Sentence Structure (How-to Form a Simple Sentence in Japanese)

Let’s learn how-to form a simple sentence in Japanese! This lesson is 100% friendly to complete beginners to the Japanese language.

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Here’s a list of vocabulary terms we will be using for this lesson:

私 (watashi) - “I” ジュース (jyuusu) - “juice” 飲む (nomu) - “to drink” テレビ (terebi) - “television, T.V.” 子供 (kodomo) - “children, kids” 見る (miru) - “to see, to watch” 彼女 (kanojo) - “girl, she” 家 (uchi) - “home” 帰る (kaeru) - “to return” 幽霊 (yuurei) - “ghost, apparition, spirit” 壁 (kabe) - “wall” 壊る (kowareru) - “to break” コンピューター (konpyuutaa) - “computer” 買う (kau) - “to buy”

In order to make faster sense of how a Japanese sentence is constructed, we will be comparing the Japanese sentence structure to that of the English language’s sentence structure.

English: S-V-O SUBJECT - VERB - OBJECT “I drink juice.”

Japanese: S-O-V SUBJECT - OBJECT - VERB "I juice drink." 私はジュースを飲む。 (”Watashi wa juice o nomu.”)

*If we included an indirect object as well as a direct object, it would appear before the direct object, just like it generally does in English!

Similarly to the English language however, this structure can get mixed up when we enter realms where creative license can take effect, e.g. characters in books, movies, television shows. However, Japanese has a sort of upper edge to English for when something like this happens because alongside those words, it has something called particles.

Introduction to Particles

The English language doesn't have as many particles as the Japanese language, but it does have some. We much more commonly refer to them as prepositions, because they denote something about the word they are right before and that something they denote is a relation to another part of the sentence. For example, when we hear the English particle "from," we automatically have an idea of what the word right after it is going to be. Maybe a place, a time, or a noun. We also know that it definitely isn’t going to be a verb, because that would be grammatically incorrect.

Particles in the Japanese language work in the same way, except they're indicative of the word right before it instead of right after it. So technically, they're postpositions instead of prepositions. Also, like I said earlier, they have a wider range of word types they apply to. For example, the word could be a subject, an indirect object, a direct object, a location, etc.

(*Side-note: This is also one of the main reasons why spaces between words are considered unnecessary in the Japanese language, because particles-which are always in kana while the more meaningful words are usually in kanji, already serve that function of making it easy to tell when a word ends and a new one begins.)

Additionally, we have multiple options for particles to choose from for certain word types. For example:

は (wa) - the topic marker (can also be used to mark the subject) が (ga) - the subject marker を (o) - the direct object marker に (ni) and へ (e) - the destination/location (either can be used but not both at the same time)

The word type that most apparently doesn't have a particle-or particles, associated with it are the verb actions of the sentence; this is probably because the verb action almost always appears at the end of the sentence or clause so there's not as much a need to distinguish it with a particle.

Introduction to the Concept of a Topic of a Sentence

So, sentences having a topic as well as a subject is something that is 100% unique to the Japanese language, at least if we're just comparing Japanese to the English language. And what it is is pretty much just that, the topic of the sentence. If we were to literally translate it, it would be something like "Speaking of X," or "As for X," and then whatever the rest of the sentence is would come right after that.

The important thing for us to know now is that the topic doesn't necessarily replace the subject of the sentence. There can be a sentence with a topic, a subject, and an object.

But in some cases it can replace the subject. Our very first example was an example of this.

"I juice drink." TOPIC/SUBJECT - OBJECT - VERB 私はジュースを飲む。 (”Watashi wa juice o nomu.”) *The topic marker は is used to mark "I," which makes it not only the subject but also the topic.

The topic can even replace the object of the sentence.

テレビは子供が見る。 (”Terebi wa kodomo ga miru.”) "Speaking of television, children watch (it)." TOPIC/OBJECT - SUBJECT - VERB

*The concept of the topic marker は is actually something that we could talk about for hours, but this is where we'll stop. It will definitely show up again with its complicated nature as you continue your Japanese studies.

Great, so now with what we've learned, we are now capable of forming pretty much any simple Japanese sentence with the help of a dictionary for some vocabulary.

彼女は家に帰りました。 Kanojo wa uchi ni kaerimashita. "She went home." [SUBJECT-LOCATION-VERB]

幽霊を見た。 Yuurei o mita. "(I) saw a ghost." [(SUBJECT)-OBJECT-VERB]

壁が壊れた。 Kabe g kowareta. "The wall broke./The wall gave in." [SUBJECT-VERB]

コンピューターを買う。 Computer o kau. "(I) will buy a computer" [(SUBJECT)-OBJECT-VERB]

So, you might have noticed that in a decent amount of those examples, we omitted the subject from the entire sentence for some reason, despite that this whole lesson was about where the word types of the sentence should appear! The truth is doing that makes our speech sound a lot more natural and not like it came straight out of a textbook. How Japanese speakers frequently drop not only the subject of their sentences but also other parts such as the objects is a topic we'll have to save for another lesson!

Awesome! So now that we've learned how to form the simplest kind of sentence in Japanese, we're ready to move onto snazzier kinds of sentences that involve things like adjectives and verbs that just aren't in the positive form. The following links below are recommendations on which subjects to learn about next to do just this, or, if you’re feeling adventurous you can find an index of every single one of our video lessons on our official website that makes it easy to find whatever thing you're trying to learn next!

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Bingo Meaning and History

bingo meaning word bingo comes from Cantonese when foreigners and Chinese played games (not bingo) and the Chinese wanted to know who the winner was. They would scream bingo? What does in bingo however where and who is the winner mean? In bingo . Foreigners have interpreted this as 'I won the jackpot'. a game of chance played with cards with numbered squares corresponding to numbered randomly drawn balls and won by covering five such squares in a row: a social gathering where bingo is played

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Bingo Meaning

Bingo is a game of chance played with randomly drawn numbers that players compare with numbers pre-printed on 5x5 matrices that randomly draws the numbers that the host of the game (caller) draws, whereby the selected numbers are marked with tiles. The matrices can be printed on paper, cardboard or displayed electronically and are called cards. A game commonly used worldwide for low and high bet gambling, where there numbered balls or slips are drawn randomly and players cover the real corresponding numbers on their cards, which called bingo cards, which have a systematic square arrangement of such numbers. Each card has printed and equal different numbers, and the first player to cover all numbers of cards in a row (horizontal, vertical or diagonal) is the winner, usually with a cry of "Bingo!".

When a player finds that the selected numbers are in a row on their card, they call "Bingo!" to alert all participants to a winning card, which encourages the game host (or an employee who helps the host) to examine the card for verification of winnings. bingo meaning - Players compete against each other to be the first to have a winning arrangement for the prize or jackpot. After a winner has been declared, the players erase their number cards from the tiles and the host of the game starts a new game round. All winnings are checked for accuracy before the win is officially confirmed, at what time the prize is secured and a new game has started. Now In this version of bingo game, players compete against every other for the prize or jackpot.

Alternative game methods try to increase participation by creating excitement. Since the invention in 1929, modern bingo has evolved into multiple variations, with the gambling laws of each jurisdiction regulating how the game is played. There are also almost unlimited patterns that can be specified to play. For some different patterns, there only one number needs to be matched in bingo, until all games that award the jackpot to cover an entire card and certain games award prizes to players who do not match numbers or do not get a pattern. See "Variations" for more details. For some games, only one number is required, while for all games the jackpot is awarded to cover a full card. There are games which are based on even that award prizes to players for matching no any numbers or achieving no pattern.

Uncountable Noun

Bingo is a game in which every player has a card with numbers on it. When Some-one calls the numbers and if you are the first to have all matched your numbers called, you win the game.

Exclamation

You can "bingo!" When something pleasant happens in action, especially in a unexpected surprising, or sudden way, or to show that you have just exclusively achieved or discovered something.

Origin: British

bingo meaning is a jargon that is used when someone has to convey that he / she has done something with absolute accuracy. For example, if you have a very difficult "proof that" sort of maths solve and you manage to get the answer (by following the correct method!), You call "Bingo!" And you indicate that you are correct.

Or if you have been looking for something for a long time and you suddenly find it, call out 'Bingo'. Saying that Bingo means that someone is happy that the task they have been working on has finally been successfully completed could be a way of saying "I deserve a pat on the back".

So if you hit the mark or complete a tough task, go ahead and say "Bingo!"

History

In the early 1500s, the inhabitants of Italy started playing a game called "Lo Gioco del Lotto d'Italia", which literally means "the game of Italy's lotto". The game worked a lot like a modern lottery, because players placed bets on the chance that certain numbers were drawn. Around 1700 a version of Lo Gioco del Lotto d'Italia was played in France, where paper cards were used for the first time to keep track of numbers drawn by a caller.

Before the advent of printing machines, numbers on bingo cards were dyed by hand or stamped on thick cardboard with rubber stamps. Cards were easily reusable, meaning players used always tokens to mark called numbers. The number of unique cards was limited because randomization had to be done manually. Before the advent of online bingo meaning, cards were printed on cardboard and more and more disposable paper. While cardboard and paper cards are still in use, Bingo halls are turning more into "flimsies" (also called "disposable") - a card cheap on very thin paper to overcome rising costs - and electronic bingo cards to overcome the difficulty with randomization

lotto-like game of chance, 1924; many theories about its origin, none satisfactory; the most likely is bingo! as an exclamation of sudden realization or surprise (attested from 1923). Uncertain connection with the slang word for "brandy" (1690s); certified as "liquor" in American English from 1861. Thomas Chandler Haliburton in the Americans at Home in (1854) tells a awesome story about a drinking game in children's song about the farmer's dog was sung and when it was time to spell the name, each participant had to take turns taking a letter and everyone who missed or flubbed to drink.

Bingo Meaning andTypes of cards

There are two types of bingo cards. One is a 5x5 grid intended for 75-ball Bingo, which is largely played in the US. The other uses a 9x3 grid for "Housie" or 90-ball Bingo in the Uk style.

75-ball bingo cards

Players use cards with five columns of five squares each. A variety of bingo played on a square card with 5 rows of 5 columns each and a free square in the center of the card. The columns are labeled with the letters B-I-N-G-O and contain possible numbers from 1 to 15 in the B column, 16 to 30 in the I column ... to 61 to 75 in the O column. A player wins a 75-Ball Bingo game and when he or she completes a pre-announced pattern or format on the bingo card with literally hundreds of winning patterns available!

1TG & 2TG

TG refers to the number of squares that a bingo player must fill in on his or her ticket before winning a game. So, as you can easily imagine, 1TG means that one-to-go and 2TG means that two-to-go. These terms are often used in bingo chat rooms as the excitement about winning a game begins to grow.

Of course it can be frustrating to almost win ... Especially if it feels like it always happens.

5 line bingo

Don't be fooled by the appearance! 5-Line Bingo may look a lot like its 75-Ball cousin, but it looks a lot more like 90-Ball. Also known as Swedish Bingo, 5-Line Bingo is a fast game with 5 chances to win: the first win for every line, then every two, every three, every four, and finally (surprise, surprise!) Every five lines - also called a Full House. bingo meaning (Depending on where you play, winnings may increase along with the number of completed lines.)

Bingo with 90 balls

90-Ball Bingo, the most popular form of bingo in the UK, is played in 3 rows of 9 columns each. There are 5 numbers and 4 empty spaces in each row, with a total of 15 numbers on each card. It is usually played in strips of 6 cards each, with all numbers from 1 to 90 appearing exactly once on each strip. Each 90-Ball Bingo game gives players three different chances of winning: the first to fill all 5 numbered squares in one line opposite, the second to complete two lines, and the third to complete all three lines (usually one called "Full House").

Admission

Admission refers to the minimum number of cards that you must purchase to enter a bingo hall (at land bingo) or to play in a specific game (at online bingo). These requirements can vary considerably from hall to hall and from website to website.

Basket Bingo

A popular type of community fundraiser (often in the hands of churches, fire brigades and other charities) in which bingo players win prize baskets with different types of prizes. These prices can include all kinds of options: gift items, gift vouchers, gourmet food, etc. And sometimes the prices are baskets!

Bingo board

A large sign (usually electronic) in front of a bingo hall that displays the numbers that were called during a game. Online bingo rooms usually have an equivalent - part of the screen dedicated to showing the numbers that were called during the game.

Bingo Meaning Bonuses

A whole range of different types of bonuses offered by online bingo sites to their players. These can be bonuses designed to attract new players to the site, bonuses to encourage the initial and / or refinancing of an online bingo account, bonuses to reward friends who refer to the site, and more.

Bingo etiquette

The generally accepted (but mostly unwritten) rules of conduct that determine how bingo players interact with each other and the house. For land-based bingo game, these generally include some rules such as keeping calm while calling game’s numbers, not repeating numbers as they are called, and only smoking in designated areas.

Bingo Hall

A country bingo club in which bingo is played - often for cash prizes. In the UK they are mainly run as commercial companies, while in the US they are dominated by local charities, churches and native American casinos.

Bingo halls in the United Kingdom were created after the adoption of the 1960 betting and gaming law. Although bingo halls are still extremely popular today, they have deteriorated due to the growth and immense popularity of online bingo.

Randomization

A popular Bingo myth [8] claims that American Bingo innovator Edwin S. Lowe has contracted Carl University professor Carl Leffler to produce 6,000 random and unique Bingo cards. The effort would have made Leffler insane bingo meaning. Manual random permutation is a hard and time-consuming task that limits the number of bingo cards that have been available to play for centuries.

Culture

Some games often have multiple bingo; for example, the players first play for a single line; then the game continues until a complete card has been called; then the game continues for a full card.

Players want to play multiple cards often for each game; 30 thirty is not an unusual number. Due to the large number of cards that each player plays, most rooms leave the players at tables to which they often attach their cards with adhesive tape. To mark cards faster, players usually use special markers called scribbles. In commercial halls, after calling the number, the caller displays the next number on a television monitor; bingo can only be called if that number is called aloud.

Bingo is often used as an educational tool in American schools and in teaching English as a foreign language in many countries. Typically, the numbers are replaced with initial reader words, images, or unresolved math problems. With adapted bingo programs, teachers and parents can now make bingo cards with their own content.

There are many bingo websites make a distinction relationship between bingo bonuses and instant game bonuses in game. The former are bonus funds that are only available for playing bingo games, and the latter are bonus funds that are only available for playing the different types of instant games available on the website. For more information about the types of bingo bonuses that you are likely to encounter along the bingo path, see A trip to the world of online bingo bonuses and promotions.

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7 of the Best Professional Bio Examples We've Ever Seen [+ Bio Templates]

How to Write a Bio

Create an 'About' page for your website or profile.

Begin writing your bio with your first and last name.

Mention any associated brand name you might use.

State your current position and what you do.

Include at least one professional accomplishment.

Describe your values and how they inform your career.

Briefly tell your readers who you are outside of work.

Consider adding humor or a personal story as an extended version of your professional bio.

Is your professional bio as good as it can be?

In this article, we have seven real bio examples you should definitely compare yours to -- and a series of free bio templates you can use to perfect it.

Most people don't think about their professional bio until they're suddenly asked to "shoot one over via email," and have approximately one afternoon to come up with it. That's when we scramble, and our bio ends up reading like this:

Rodney Erickson is a content marketing professional at HubSpot, an inbound marketing and sales platform that helps companies attract visitors, convert leads, and close customers. Previously, Rodney worked as a marketing manager for a tech software startup. He graduated with honors from Columbia University with a dual degree in Business Administration and Creative Writing."

Woof, that was dull. Are you still with me? I swear, not even adding a tidbit about his cats would liven that bio up.

To be fair, in certain contexts, your professional bio does need to be more formal, like Mr. Erickson's up there. But in many cases, writing a bio that's readable -- even conversational -- is actually a really good thing. That means dropping that traditional format of listing your accomplishments like a robot and cramming as much professional-sounding jargon in there as you can.

Remember: The people reading your bio are suffering from information fatigue. If you don't hook 'em in the first line, you'll lose them quickly.

Alright, I know what you may be thinking ... So what? It's just a bio.

(P.S. Want to give your professional brand a boost? Take one of HubSpot Academy's free certification courses. In just one weekend, you can add a line to your resume and bio that's coveted by over 60,000 marketers.)

Why Good Bios Are Important for a Professional

I mean, how many people actually read professional bios, anyway?

The answer: A lot of people. More importantly, though, there's no way to tell exactly who is reading it -- and you always want it to be ready for when the right people to come across it. And when they do, you want it to catch their eye. In a good way.

You see, while your resume is only useful for when you're actively applying for specific positions, your professional bio is much more visible. It can live on your LinkedIn profile, your company's website, your guest blog posts, your speaker profiles, your Twitter bio, and many other places.

And, most importantly, it's the tool that you can leverage most when you're networking.

Bottom line? People will read your professional bio. Whether they remember it, and whether it makes them actually care about you, is a matter of how well you present yourself to your intended audience.

So, what does a top-notch professional bio look like?

Below, we've curated some of the best real professional bio examples we've ever seen on Twitter, Instagram, Facebook, and the various websites where you might describe yourself.

Check 'em out, and use them as inspiration when crafting your own.

Best Bio Examples:

Ann Handley

Rebecca Bollwitt

Mark Gallion

DJ Nexus

Lena Axelsson

Mark Levy

Corey Wainwright

7 of the Best Professional Bio Examples We've Ever Seen

1. Ann Handley

Bio Platform: Personal Website

If you're a marketer, you've likely heard of Ann Handley. Her list of credentials is lengthy, and if she really wanted to, she could go on and on and on about her accomplishments.

But when people list out all their accomplishments in their bios, they risk sounding a little egotistical. Sure, you might impress a handful of people with all those laurels, but many people who read your bio will end up feeling either intimidated or annoyed. Think about it: Is that how you want the majority of your readers to feel when they read your bio?

To minimize the egoism that comes with talking about yourself, think about how you can list out your accomplishments without sounding like you're bragging. Ann does this really well, choosing a tone in her bio that's more approachable.

It starts with the excerpt in the footer of her personal website. Give it a quick read, paying close attention to the opening and closing lines:

"This is Ann Handley's website, and this is a bit of copy about her ... That's not giving you a lot of detail, is it? So read more here." This is the kind of simple, friendly language that invites the reader in rather than shutting them out.

Follow the link and you'll be led to a page dedicated to a fuller bio, which she's divided into two parts: a "short version" (literally a bulleted list of key facts) and a "long version," which includes traditional paragraphs. There's something in there for everyone.

2. Rebecca Bollwitt

Bio platform: Instagram

Instagram is a notoriously difficult platform on which to write a good bio. Similar to Twitter, you simply don't have room for a professional bio that includes everything about you. And because Instagram is primarily a mobile app, many viewers are reading about you passively on their mobile device.

Instagram's limited bio space requires you to highlight just your most important qualities, and blogging icon Rebecca Bollwitt does so in her own Instagram bio in an excellent way.

Rebecca's brand name is Miss604, and cleverly uses emojis in her Instagram bio to tell visitors exactly what makes her a valuable content creator. Take a look in the screenshot below.

Starting with a trophy emoji, Miss604 says she's won more than 30 awards for her blogging services. I haven't even looked at her pictures yet and the introduction of her bio has already sucked me in.

The rest of her bio follows suit, breaking up the text with an appropriate emoji and a perfect collection of nouns to tell me who she is as a person. She even links out to her husband's Instagram account after the heart emoji (an adorable addition), and assures her followers that all of her pictures are authentically hers.

Take a lesson from Miss604, and show your personal side. Just because you're branding yourself as a professional doesn't mean you have to take your human being hat off. Often your most personal attributes make for the best professional bio content.

3. Mark Gallion

Bio Platform: Twitter

As a venture capitalist and an executive at several start-ups, Mark Gallion has different versions of his bio all over the internet. You can imagine some are more formal than others. But when it comes to his Twitter bio, he carefully phrased his information in a way that helps him connect with his audience -- specifically, through the use of humor.

Why would he choose humor when he runs four start-ups and constantly seeks funding for them? Well, Mark's tactic is totally intentional: it's a lever he pulls to refresh his brand while maintaining his already impressive and established identity as an entrepreneur.

Mark leverages his Twitter bio because it’s place where he can be human. And it helps him relate to his followers and potential investors.

When crafting your own Twitter bio, consider your audience and the personal brand you're trying to create for yourself. Use it as an opportunity to be relatable. (And check out this list of amusing Twitter bios for inspiration.)

4. DJ Nexus

Bio Platform: Facebook

This New England-based DJ has single-handedly captured the Likes of more than 2,000 people in and beyond Boston, MA. And even if you don't listen to the type of music he produces, it's hard not to listen to his compelling Facebook bio.

Stage-named DJ Nexus, Jamerson's professional bio makes use of nearly every Page field inside the About tab. Right away, his audience knows which genres he plays in, where he's from, and who else he's worked with. The latter -- under "Affiliation," as shown in the screenshot below -- is unique and seldom mentioned in professional bios today.

Our favorite part about DJ Nexus's bio? His tagline, under "About" -- "Quiet during the day. QUITE LOUD at night!" DJ Nexus tells you when he works in an awesome way. I got goosebumps just imagining a dance club he might play his music in.

DJ Nexus's bio brilliance doesn't stop there.

The great thing about Facebook Business Pages is that you can write as much as you want without overwhelming your Page visitors. For those who just want Jamerson's basic info, they have the four categories shown above. For those who want to learn more about him, he tells an excellent story of his career. Here's just a preview of his story, below:

In this story, DJ Nexus describes both when he "became known as DJ Nexus" and a company he founded shortly afterward -- all before going to college. This is a terrific lesson for Facebook Businesses today: customers want to learn about you, and as Facebook increasingly becomes a place for meaningful interactions, there's no better place to tell your story than on your Facebook Business Page.

5. Lena Axelsson

Bio Platform: Industry Website

When it all comes down to it, your professional bio is no different than any other piece of persuasive copy -- no matter where it lives. One of the most common mistakes people make is thinking of it as its own beast, separate from other pieces of writing. If you think about it that way, you're far more likely to write something painfully uninteresting.

When you sit down to write your professional bio and you're watching that cursor blinking on the screen, think about how you would introduce a blog post. You don't just dive right into the meat of the thing, now, do you? No. You start with an introduction.

The best bios are often concise (around 200–300 words), so you don't have a lot of room to play around. But a single sentence that tees your reader up and provides context for the accomplishments that follow could make the rest of your bio that much more persuasive.

Take Lena Axelsson's bio, for instance. She's a marriage and family therapist -- a job where empathy and compassion are a big part of the job description. That's why she chooses to open her bio with a great introductory sentence: "When human beings experience trauma or severe life stressors, it is not uncommon for their lives to unravel."

Then, she goes into why she's passionate about her job, how she helps her clients, and how she caters her approach to each individual patient. The necessary educational information is left for the end, after the reader has been hooked.

Your bio doesn't have to be super serious, nor does it have to start with a joke. This bio shows how you can capture your reader's attention by being empathetic and showing how that empathy shapes a valuable professional.

6. Mark Levy

Bio Platform: Personal Website

Mark Levy is a small business owner who's taken a more traditional approach to the professional bio on his website -- but in a way that takes care to speak to his intended audience.

What we love about his bio is the way he's set it up: On his business' "About" page, he's listed two biographies, which he's labeled "Mark Levy's Biography #1" and "Mark Levy's Biography #2."

Click here to see the full version.

Like Ann, Mark's given his readers two different options. The first biography is a "short version," which includes a combination of bullet points listing his credentials and a few short paragraphs.

The second is the "long version," which is actually even more interesting than the first one. Why? Because it reads like a story -- a compelling one, at that. In fact, it gets really funny at parts.

The second sentence of the bio reads: "He was frightened of public school, loved playing baseball and football, ran home to watch ape films on the 4:30 Movie, listened to The Jam and The Buzzcocks, and read magic trick books."

Here's another excerpt from the middle:

Of course, the fantastic copywriting isn't a surprise, given that this guy wrote several books. But the conversational tone and entertaining copy let his quirky personality (and great writing skills) shine.

7. Corey Wainwright

Bio Platform: Blog Byline

Finally, we have Corey Wainwright, who's the director of content here at HubSpot. She's written content for HubSpot's Marketing Blog for years, and her blog author bio has caught my eye since before I ever started working for HubSpot. (Back then, it started with, "Corey just took a cool vacation.")

What I love most about Corey's bio is that it's a great example of how to deliver information about yourself without taking things too seriously. And in this context, that's totally appropriate.

Despite having a number of impressive accomplishments under her belt, she simply doesn't like displaying them publicly. So, she prefers making her author bio a little more "light."

Her bio (pictured below) reads, "Corey is a Bruce Springsteen fan who does content marketing, in that order."

It works in this particular context because, at HubSpot, our blog authors often prefer to make themselves as friendly and approachable as possible -- while letting the content speak for itself.

It helps that authors' social media accounts are located right below our names and above our pictures. For folks who really do want a list of Corey's credentials, they can click the LinkedIn button to go to her LinkedIn page. (You can read this blog post to learn how to create social media buttons and add them to your website.)

Want more? Read How to Write a Cover Letter That Gets You the Job [Bookmarkable Template + Examples].

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